Rhapsody’s Chronicles "About Rhapsody"

     Rhapsody was whelp on 2 May 2004 in San Rafael, California at the Guide Dog for the Blind school. Her parents were "Olsen II", a yellow lab sire, and "Alaska", a golden retriever dam (View: Rhapsody's Pedigree Chart (in PDF format), CLICK HERE). At the time, she was chosen to be called "Rhapsody" by one of the care-providers during her eight-weeks tenure at the school. It is uncertain why she was given that name but one thing for certain, she lives up to her name. As the American Heritage © Dictionary states, Exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling. . . and she most certainly lives up to her excesively enthusiastic expression every day.
     She was given to and raised by Tom and Cinda MacKinnon from Orinda, California until she was approximately 18 month old, where she was put through a series of ten phases of training to serve as a guide dog for the blind. Rhapsody was granted to Matthew D. Friend of Russellville, Arkansas on 30 May 2006 at the Guide Dog for the Blind school during their 28-day intense training as a team. Rhapsody graduated on 24 June 2006.
     Today, Rhapsody lives in Russellville, Arkansas, where she is currently presiding, while her owner, Matthew, is working on his Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education of Social Studies. The plan is to graduate by the spring of 2010. In the meantime, Rhapsody is truly enjoying every little adventure with Matthew, especially the time they attend the middle school "special" children's classroom. Read more about Rhapsody's adventure as it progresses during course of her service as a guide dog. You will be amazed at where she has been and what she been doing.

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